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" I really like hamburgers and French fries, and I don't consider myself some kind of gourmand. "
Eric Schlosser
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" I was introduced to the world of modern food production in the mid-1990s, while researching an article about California's strawberry industry for the 'Atlantic Monthly.' "
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" 'Fast Food Nation' appeared as an article in 'Rolling Stone' before it was a book, so I was extending it from the article, and by that time, everyone could read the article. "
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" McDonald's revolutionized fast food. They introduced a way to eat food without knives, forks or plates. Most fast foods can be eaten while steering the wheel of a car and the restaurants are usually drive through. "
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" It's possible to go to the market, buy good ingredients, and make yourself a healthy meal for less than it costs to buy a value meal at McDonald's. "
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" If you eat, you should be concerned about the people who are providing you with food. "
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" One might expect that the families of murder victims would be showered with sympathy and support, embraced by their communities. But in reality they are far more likely to feel isolated, fearful, and ashamed, overwhelmed by grief and guilt, angry at the criminal-justice system, and shunned by their old friends. "
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" I'd like to think that, in the United States, you can criticize a company that makes hamburgers without having to worry about what might happen to you. "
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" By the way, I'm not a vegetarian. I have a lot of respect for people who are vegetarian for religious or ethical reasons. "
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" I can understand why a single parent, working two jobs, would find it easier to stop at McDonald's with the kids rather than cook something from scratch at home. "
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" Like Hollywood movies, MTV and blue jeans, fast food has become one of America's major cultural exports. "
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" Very few people realize that the U.S. government does not have the power to order the recall of contaminated meat. "
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" The fast-food industry is in very good company with the lead industry and the tobacco industry in how it tries to mislead the public, and how aggressively it goes after anybody who criticizes its business practices. "
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" It's not a question of McDonald's vanishing from the face of the earth. It's a question of these companies assuming some more responsibility for what they're selling. "
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